Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-12

DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CIrY, 15 CENTS WEEK, 50 CENTS A MONTH, $6.O0 A YEAR. THE SAME TERMS BY MAIL. Thursday, May 12, 1887. THE STATE LAWmAKERs. The Long Session Drawing to a Close | A Final Adjournment Hoped For on Friday-The Senate Works All New Haven Tax Commissioner Bill Passes Both ROuses-The Incorrigt- ble Criminal and Insane Prisoners Bills Are Passed Hartford's Free Bridges-The Towns Must Hear All Expenses.
 HARTFORD, May Il, 1887. Especial to the JOURNAL AND CoURIER.l Both the Senate and House held afternoon sessions to-day. This is considered a good move towards an adjournment on Friday or Saturday of this week.
 | The bill concerning insane persons and idiots confined in jail was taken from the table by request of Senator Walsh. Senator l Gallagher opposed the bill. It was again tabled until after the recess when it was taken up and passed. It was amended by Senator Walsh so as not to include idiots. It now goes to the Governor. The text of the bill is as follows:
 missioner shall be of the opinion that any person confined in jail upon the commitment of a justice of the peace any city police court in any cause within the final jurisdiction of such justice or city | or police court, upon commitment Of the Super for court is insane or an idiot it shall be the duty l of the county commissioners to appoint some repu- l table physician to make examination of such 1 prisoner. and if such physician shall be of the opinion that such prisoner is insane an idiot, he shall make and sign certificate to that effect, and deliver the same to said commissioners. | Section 2. Said commissioners on the receipt of moved from the jail to the Connecticut Hospital for the Insane be therein confined for such part of l main unexpred at the time of said removal, and l shall leave with the superintendent thereof the expenses of such prisoners treatment and support while an inmate of said hospital shall be paid by Section B. If such prisoner shan during his con nement in said hospital become fully restored 10 it shall be the duty of the superintendent of said hospital to notify the jaer of the county from such prisoner to be removed to the jail in said county ana therein safely kept according to the di rections of the warrant of his commitment. Section 1. Chapter ffty-two of the public acts of 1884 (page 347) is hereby repealed.
 sToRRs AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL. The resolution authorizing the Governor to appoint a committee of five persons to in quire and report with recommendation to the next General Assembly as to the desir- ability of the present location of the Storrs Agricultural school came from the House re- \ jected and the Senate concurred. This de- feats all chance of ever changing the school from the town of Mansfield.
 INcoRRIGIBLE CRIMINALS. The bill providing for the punishment of incorrigible criminals, which passed the House, was explained by Senator Walsh. The bill is very liberal in it's terms, it requiring three separate convictions of crime in which the minimum punish hment is two years in State prison before convict is classed as incorrigible. The bill is in the interests of law and order and will prove, when enacted into law, of the greatest benefit to all law abiding citizens of the State After further explanation the bill was passed.
 PASSED BY THE SENATE.
 An act concerning applications for par dons; an act relating to fire insurance com- panies; validating certain omissions and ir- regularities; resolution amended relating to Burnham street in the city of Waterbury; bill relating to insurance agents; amending laws as to railroad taxation; act amending an act relating to trust and investment com panles and enlarging the powers of the same.
 FINAL ADJOURNMENT.
 Senator Walsh was appointed as con- mittee in concurrence with the House to con- sider date for final adjournment
 BATTALION DRILL.
 An invitation was read from the Second
  eral Assembly to attend battalion drill at Union armory, New Haven, this evening.
 NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
 James E. English, of New Haven, as har- bor commissioner and Henry L. Dudley as member of the board of commissioners of the Connecticut agricultural station.
 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIONS.
 The Senate passed the following:
 Section 1. That this State accepts and assents to the provisions of the act of Congress approved tural experiment stations .in connection with the colleges established in the several States under the provisions m of an act approved July g. 1862 and of
 Section 9 The farm attached to the Storrs Agri- cultural school may be used as an experimental farm for the purposes specified in the act first men oned; ana 6ae trustees or tnaI ScnoSl a ana enel and expend onehalf of such moneys as may come to this State under the provisions of said act first
 Section 3. The board of control of the Connecti cessors in office is hereby appointed to receive and expend one-half of such moneys as may come to this State under the provisions Of said act first mentioned.
 COLLATERAL INHERITANCE.
 The bill imposing collateral inheritance tax was advocated by Senators Coffin, Hill and Lucas, amended to 2 per cent. and then passed by unanimous vote.
 CAPITOL DECORATION.
 Senator Sumner today offered resolution appointing the following on the 'commis- sion of sculpture:" Ralph Wheeler, of New London, and J. Q. A. Stone, of Danielson- vile, for two years; ex-Congressman E. w. Seymour, of Litchfeld, and Henry w. Far nam, of New Haven, for four years, and Charles Dudley Warner and Alfred B. Burr, of Hartford, for six years. The resolution was passed. The Senate concurred in pass ing bill changing taxation in New Haven. MIscEL ANXIOUS HOUSE BUSINESS. Bill creating tax committee in New Ha- ven was recalled from the Secretary of States office. It originally passed the House and was rejected by the Senate, the House subsequently eoncarring- MT. Connors, of New Haven, explained that Senator Galla- gher mistook the bill for another matter when it was before the Senate and was now in favor of it. The House reconsidered and passed the bill. It now goes to the Gov ernor. sToRRs AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL. Resolution authorizing the Governor to appoint five persons to inquire and report as to the Storrs Agricultural school was indeh- nitely postponed, 125 to 39, after long debate
 HARTFORD COUNTY BRIDGES.
 A long and exciting debate took place in the House this afternoon over the Hartford county bridge matter. The other day the bill was defeated and motion to reconsider entered. It was taken from the table. The object of reconsideration was to have amend ments submitted which should conine the bill to the Hartford county bridges, and pro- viding for the appointment of commissioners by the Superior court to ascertain the dam ages to the bridge company and find the mea- sure of benefits to such towns may be ben e6tted, the whole matter to be finally deter mined by the court. It was nearly 5 o'clock when the matter was finally settled. It was